Vegetable-cutter.



No. 887,205. vPATENIED MAY l2, 1908. M. S. LOGKE.

VEGETABLE GUTTER.

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WITNESSES: INVENTOH I- ./j m/ Br f ATTURNH UNITED STATES TNT FF VEGETABLE-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 12, 1908.

Application led April 17, 1907. Serial No. 368,747.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON S. LooKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Kosciusko and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vegetable- Cutters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for slicing vegetables; and an object of my invention is to provide a vegetable cutter which will prove simple in construction, and efficient in operation and which may be readily taken apart for adjustment, re air and cleaning.

n the drawings illustrating the principle of my invention and the best mode now known to me of applying that principle, Figure 1 is a plan and Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of my new cutter; Fig. 3 is a detail showing the mounting of the knife; Fig. 4 is a detail showing the relation of the lower end of the holding-plate to the knife; Fig. 5 is a detail illustrating the mounting of the cutter-disk; and Fig. 6 is a detail showing the adjustment of the casing upon the band.

The lower edge of the casing a, is formed with slots z which are shaped like an inverted L; and the supporting band l) is formed with studs c adapted to engage in the slots z to secure together detachably the casing and the band (Figs. 2 and 6). The band l) is formed with an inwardly-projecting flange d between which and the annulus e secured to the interior wall of the casing is mounted the cutter-diskf (Fig. 5). The latter is held fast upon a shaft g to which it is'secured between the collar h and the nut i (Fig. 2). To the cutter-diskf are adjustably secured by bolts y' and nuts k the cutters m the knife-edges a of which project up through the slots oformed in the cutter-disk f (Fig. 4). While three knives m are shown, this number may be departed from without departure from the spirit of my invention. To the interior wall of the casing a are adjustably secured the holding-plates p which hold the material to be cut during the travel of the knives in slicing it.

iThe shaft hanger or support g is V-shaped and its endsare secured to the top edge of the casing a (Fig. l), while its apex is formed with a recess 1' in which the shaft g takes a bearing. Upon the hanger q is pivotally secured a locking arm s the free end of which is hook-shaped (Fig. 1).and serves to hold the shaft in place in its bearing.

The device may be secured to a board t formed with a hole 'a around the edge of which is fastened by the screws 'v the outwardly-projecting flange w of the supportin band b (Figs. 2 and 5). The sliced materia will then fazll through the slots o in the cuttercskf (Fig. 4) and the hole u in the board t The casing a is provided With a suitable handle The upper end of the shaft is provided with a suitable crank-arm y; but other means of turning the shaft may be employed without departure from my invention. By turning the casing a the studs c may be freed from the slots e and the casing removed, after releasing the shaft g by throwing outwardly the arms s. The cutter-disk; f may be then removed and all the parts may be thoroughly cleaned and repaired.

' I claim:

l. In` a device of the character described, the combination of a supporting band formed with a flange 3 a casing detachably secured to said supporting band and formed with an inwardly-projecting iiange; a cutter-disk mounted between said flanges; knives mounted in said cutter-disk and means for rotating said cutter-disk.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a casing formed with L- shaped slots; a supporting band formed with studs adapted to engage in said slots and with an inwardly-projecting ange; a ring mounted in said casing above said flange; and a cutter-disk the edge of which is mounted free to rotate between said flange and ring.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a band formed with an annular linwardly-projecting flange and an outwardly-projecting flange a casing formed with an annular flange and detachably secured to said band; and a cutter-disk the edge of which is free to rotate between said annular flanges.

4. In a device of thc character described, the combination of a casing; a V-shaped shaft-support secured thereto, one arm of said support having its inner end forked and my hand in the presence of the tWo underthe other arm having pvoted thereto a looksigned Witnesses at said Syracuse this ing-arm the inner end of which s hookeleventh day of A ril, 1907.

shaped; a shaft Which is held in said forked MILTO SHERMAN LOCKE. 5 end by the hook-sha ed endof said locking Witnesses:

arm; and a cutter-dis I secured to said shaft. Y ASHER L. CORNELIUS,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set DANIEL S. HONTZ. 

